About

Anglimergent is a generous and generative friendship among
diverse Anglicans, engaging emerging church and
mission.

Our aim to become and remain friends, and in so doing to
incarnate a deeply Anglican ecclesiology (way of being church)
which is 'in sync' with the perichoretic (relational) nature
of God and kenetic (self emptying) Way of Jesus, and working
in common cause on the Five
Marks of Mission of the Anglican Consultative Council, and
seated on a 'three legged stool' of: 'reconciliation, justice
and mission'.

We are appreciative of the rich heritage of our Anglican way
of being Christian, and how Anglicanism (when released from modern
strictures) is deeply resonate with the hungers people have for
authentic community, intellectual honesty, deep tradition,
ancient-future spiritual practice, and servanthood in the way of
Jesus. As the original 'third way' (via media) within
Christianity, and as a diverse, multi-cultural and global
communion, Anglicanism is uniquely poised to engage the
imaginations of emerging generations and all spiritual seekers in
today's world.

We are excited to give fresh expression and renewed
missional praxis to the Anglican way of being Christian, to mentor
support, bless and release 'next generation' leaders, and bring the
massive spiritual riches of our tradition to bear in emerging
culture and engaging emerging generations in intentional,
sacramental community around Jesus Christ.

We are devoted to God and the Missio Dei, and we will
use our energies accordingly, being conscientious objectors to the
'Anglican wars'. The cries of the humanity to experience God's love
and salvation and participate in God's healing and redeeming of our
world (Kingdom/Reign) trump our wars.

We are humble in making 'truth claims' that seek to posit
our own particular brands of Anglicanism as superior to others, but
are bold in proclaiming that we are claimed by the One who is the
Way, the Truth and the Life for us all, and bold in inviting others
to experience God's love and salvation.

We are pan Anglican and truly Anglican, as comprehensiveness
is a core value for us. So we do not question the 'validity' and
esse of other Anglicans we differ from, and we long for the
bene esse (well being) and plene esse (full being) of
our communion. Thus it is not our intention that we come to hold
the same views on every 'issue' or point of doctrine, as we come
from diverse Anglican church bodies with differing
practices. Yet we do hold to the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral
as a basic for unity across our diverse Anglican tribes. And beyond
human agreements, our deepest unity is found in the Trinity, within
whom we live and move and have our being, and the communion of the
Trinity we cannot break, but must enter as broken, with all of us
in need of God's redemption and grace, and where all of us who love
and serve God are called God's beloved... And as God's beloved, we
are to seek reconciliation with one another, as this is our calling
in Jesus Christ, and this is what makes us friends of God, as we do
as Jesus commands us. Therefore we agree to remain friends and
remain in conversation that is honest in acknowledging the
differing traditions and practices in different Anglican church
bodies within our communion, without falling prey to paralysis that
prevents us from engaging one another and God's mission.

Note:As our name implies, this site is 'notoriously
Anglican' in focus, content and purpose. The site is
curated/moderated to maintain this focus. Emergent sites specific
to other traditions are linked to on our main page (bottom left)
including ecumenical sites, such as Emergent Village, where
emerging leaders across denominations and communions come together
in broad emergent conversation. - Anglimergent maintains friendship
across these sister networks. On this site we welcome those from
other traditions and communions to listen in and participate here,
to help us see ourselves honestly and to help us deepen our
Anglicanism via insights that are offered from friends.

As we are aiming to serve and be accountable for what goes on here,
please email any suggestions you have for this network and website.
Email to: Karen Ward
(North America) or Ian
Mobsby (UK and Europe) coordinators.